Catawba County Schools
A public school district in Newton, North Carolina, with 28 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 16,003
- Students enrolled
- 920.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- Suppressed by NCES
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,487
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 16,003 in 2024–25
- Ranks 500th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 22nd of 334 in North Carolina. Larger than 97% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,487 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 12% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Catawba County Schools spent $11,487 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,486 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $11,487 | $180.1 million | 15,678 |
| FY2022 | $11,517 | $178.4 million | 15,494 |
| FY2021 | $9,604 | $149.6 million | 15,575 |
| FY2020 | $9,184 | $146.4 million | 15,942 |
| FY2019 | $9,143 | $146.8 million | 16,054 |
| FY2018 | $8,483 | $138.9 million | 16,375 |
| FY2017 | $8,402 | $139.0 million | 16,544 |
| FY2016 | $8,344 | $138.8 million | 16,641 |
| FY2015 | $8,421 | $142.1 million | 16,879 |
| FY2014 | $8,146 | $137.5 million | 16,876 |
| FY2013 | $7,913 | $136.6 million | 17,256 |
| FY2012 | $7,783 | $135.1 million | 17,364 |
| FY2011 | $7,868 | $136.7 million | 17,370 |
| FY2010 | $7,852 | $136.1 million | 17,338 |
| FY2009 | $7,920 | $140.9 million | 17,793 |
| FY2008 | $7,505 | $131.3 million | 17,495 |
| FY2007 | $7,266 | $127.0 million | 17,483 |
| FY2006 | $6,843 | $117.1 million | 17,113 |
| FY2005 | $6,486 | $110.1 million | 16,981 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $38.9 million | 18.8% |
| State | $113.1 million | 54.8% |
| Local | $54.5 million | 26.4% |
| Total | $206.4 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
28 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 3700690
Elsewhere
- Public schools in North Carolina — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in North Carolina — A to Z, each with its page.
- North Carolina on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved